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Cf. D. Howard and J. Ayers, op. cit.,, vol. II, p.606, no.633 for a similar tureen and cover. These Chinese examples are probably loosely based on Meissen covered butter-dishes from before 1730
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY OF TITLE
A SET OF SIX TORTOISE TUREENS AND COVERS, each naturalistically moulded and glazed, the legs tucked into the sides and the heads looking up with eyes open wide, the shell forming the cover, four late 18th Century, two later
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A SET OF SIX TORTOISE TUREENS AND COVERS, each naturalistically moulded and glazed, the legs tucked into the sides and the heads looking up with eyes open wide, the shell forming the cover, four late 18th Century, two later
23cm. long (6)
23cm. long (6)